Ten Hag warns Man Utd players after defeating Leicester: Rubbish first-half

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20 Feb 2023 • 12:58 AM MYT
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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag admits he wants better from his players after their 3-0 defeat of Leicester City.

Marcus Rashford struck twice and Jadon Sancho also scored for Sunday's win.

Ten Hag said afterwards: "We're happy with the result, it's a great result. When you play every third day you can't always get to your same performance. Today was really tough.

"First half Leicester played brilliant, we were rubbish, the way we were really undisciplined. We had problems and it was only because of David de Gea that we had a clean sheet at half-time.

"Luckily we had half-time, we could repair some things and the second half was brilliant. There was a lot of pleasure, it was enjoyable to watch how we created so many chances and scored great goals.

"We don't think about the title race. We think about the next game, Thursday is going to be a big game for us. We have to fight, our fans to make Old Trafford a fortress and the game plan has to be right."

On Rashford, he said: "He is getting in the positions but don't forget the team. I want to highlight Bruno again. Two great assists. There are so many players that can pass him [Rashford] the ball in the right moment like Bruno, Jadon, Fred."

On Sancho, he added: "He is in the right direction. He does not know his limits and there's a lot of space for improvement, though already he is at a high level."